GFS Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $VGK

GFS Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) by 19.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 153,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,000 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF makes up about 1.6% of GFS Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF were worth $12,265,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 8.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,672,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,997,136,000 after buying an additional 3,167,220 shares in the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 37.3% in the 2nd quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 8,835,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $684,747,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400,165 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 43.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,109,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,970,000 after purchasing an additional 939,927 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 66.8% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,851,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,471,000 after purchasing an additional 741,459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 867,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,245,000 after purchasing an additional 527,738 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VGK opened at $88.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $85.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.55. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a 12-month low of $62.02 and a 12-month high of $89.69.

About Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by Companies located in the markets of Europe. The Fund on focuses indexing investment approach by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the common stocks included in the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc